ENFORCEMENT AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY

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ENFORCEMENT AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
Promoting responsibility is the key
Enforcement has a part to play
Wide range of tools
Finite resources
Overall aim is greatest impact on preventing harm
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COMMISSION POLICY
A top level policy
Over 400 enforcing authorities
One in a hierarchy of key documents
Investigation selection criteria
Enforcement management model
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ENFORCEMENT PRINCIPLES
In line with the Enforcement Concordat
Proportionality
Targeting HSC priority programmes
Consistency
Transparency
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HSC REVIEW
First draft for consultation
83 organisations and individuals responded
Constructive and detailed criticism
Commission consideration
Publication and feedback
The next review
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KEY ISSUES ARISING FROM CONSULTATION
Questions of Inspector discretion Effective
balance in enforcing authority activity Influenc
e of resources Openness
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OPENNESS
Principles of transparency Employees Victims
and relatives
Limitations Discretion and legal matters Plans
to amend HSWA Section 28
Informing others Naming offenders Promoting
director awareness
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ENFORCING AUTHORITY ACCOUNTABILITY
Public statement of policy
Public availability of decision making process
Standards
Human Rights Act reinforces sense of
accountability
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PROSECUTION
Court of Appeal guidance Magistrates Association
guidance Role of the prosecutor Continuous
improvement HSE prosecution pilot
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WHATS HAPPENING NEXT?
Revised policy publication in January Feedback
to all who responded to consultation Final work
on the Enforcement Management Model Monitoring
and evaluation Involving others